The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
5:00 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1893
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 30.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.73° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.86° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.